Unforgotten: Connecticut's Hidden History of Slavery

Documentary
Written By John Mills

I'm honored to have been asked to contribute to the creation of, “Unforgotten: Connecticut's Hidden History of Slavery” — a special series from Connecticut Public. The series features radio storytelling, in-depth videos, digital stories, pictures, a podcast and a television special.

The series provides an introduction to some of the formerly enslaved men, women and children in Connecticut and the lives they lived, hearing from descendants who reflect on their loved ones. You also hear from historians, experts and volunteers going on a journey of discovery to uncover this hidden history.

My thoughts lead off episode 5, which is the final episode of the series. You can view it at the link below.

Alex Breanne Corporation has multiple efforts in-flight across 3 states. For those who would like to help us in our efforts, please consider donating at https://alexbreanne.org/donate.

Thanks again for all of your continued support. God Bless.

John

John Mills speaks with Diane Orson in the CPTV series, “Unforgotten: Connecticut's Hidden History of Slavery“

John Mills

Originally from San Diego, John Mills is a technologist by trade, but an equity advocate and independent scholar by passion. The descendant of both southern and northern enslaved, John focuses on unearthing little known people and stories of this country’s history in slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. John presents research through the lens and perspective of a descendant, with intent to inspire understanding and empathy, a means to inspire good, God fearing people, now armed with information, to look into whether they may be unwittingly aligning to biases resulting from the reverberating effects of a past time. John is a member of the Connecticut Freedom Trail and a member of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum Council. John is also working with an international team funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in an effort to deliver transformational impact on digital methods in cultural institutions...a means to decolonize museums. Finally, John is working with the state of Connecticut, business leaders and scholars in Middletown, CT to honor and memorialize a former enslaved individual by the name of Prince Mortimer.

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